Reclining-chair.



J. W. R. ANDREWS.

RBGLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED we. 21, 1912.

1,105,234, Patented July 28,1914.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN W. R'Annnnws, acitizen of the United States of Amerlca,

. and a resident of Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reclining-Chairs,of which present invention being to provide a chair of this class thatmay be folded-so as; to" occupy less space while being'shipped to themerchant, while in storage either in the factory or the place ofbusiness of the wholesaler or retailer, and also when not in use in thehome.

The invention consists primarily in providing a divided seat portion thetwo parts of which are hinged together while its opposite edges arehinged to the side members of the chair, said seat portion having hingedto its rear and front edges, respectively, a dividedback and a dividedleg rest, normally retained at an angle to said seat by membersinterposed between said side members but which may be removed to permitsaid seat, back, and leg rest to be brought into alinement and folded sothat said side members may be moved toward each other.

The invention further consists in certain novel features of constructionand arrangement of parts which will be fully understood by reference tothe description of the drawings and to the claim hereinafter given.

Of the drawings Figure 1 represents a plan of a chair embodying thefeatures of the present invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section,the cutting plane being on line 2-2 on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a frontelevation of said chair. Fig. 4 represents a transverse section of thechair folded, and Fig. 5 represents an enlarged elevation of an end ofone of the retaining rods.

Similar characters desi nate like arts throughout the several figures ofthe drawmegs.

In the drawings, 1010 are two side members supported by the front andrear legs 11 and 12. Extending upwardly from each of the side members 10are a plurality of uprights 13 having superimposed thereon the rail 14.To the upper face of each rail 14 is secured a metal plate .15 havingforwardly extending curved projections'16.

side frame to the other.

Similarly secured to. the front face of each trally divided seat 21, thetwo parts of which are hinged togetherv as at 22. This seat 21 is sohinged or articulated to the side members 10 as to'permit it beingfolded upwardly into the position 'shown in Fig. 4

of the drawings, so that the side members 10 may be moved toward eachother so as To the rear edge of each part of the seat 21 is hinged asindicated at 23 the lower edge of a divided back portion 24, the twoparts of which are hinged together at 25. lar manner to the front edgeof each of the parts of the seat portion 21 is hinged as in leg 11 is aplate 17 having the forwardly ex- J tending curved projections 18.Interposed ,between said side members 10 and hinged thereto at oppositeedges asiat 20 is a cen- In a simidicated at 26 the divided leg rest 27,the two v parts of which are hinged together at 28. When in use the sidemembers 10 are sepa rated as indicated in Figs. 1 and 23 inclusive andthe back portion 24 and leg rest 27 are positioned at an angle to saidseat portion 21 and retained in such adjusted position by means of therods 29 extending from one Each rod 29 is provided with flanges 30forming an annular groove 31 adapted to receive the projections 16 and18, thereby retaining the side frames separated in an obvious manner. Itis selfevident that theback portion 24 and leg rest 27 may be adjustedto different inclinations by the rods 29 being engaged with differentopposed projections 16 and 18 formed, upon the rails .15 and 17respectively. Interposedbetween the legs 12 is Y hinged a two-partbrace32 which assists in retaining the side frames separated when thechair is in use. ,W hen it is desired to store the chair the brace 32 ismoved into position i shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the rods 29are. removed'to permit the back 24 and leg rest '27 being brought intoalinemen't :with' the seat 21. When these parts are thus alined the seat21, back portion24, and,

leg rest 27 may all be. foldedsimultaneously' into the positionindicatedin dotted lines in Flg. 2 and in fulljlines in Fig.4 of thedrawings. It is obvious that, owing to the back 24 and leg rest 27 beinghinged to the rear and front edges of the seat 21 when these portions 24and 27 are at an angle to Preferably cushions 33 are used upon the seat21, back portion 24, and the leg rest 27, but it is obvious that thesecushions may be dispensed with if desired. This makes a very practicalchair, having all the advantages of ordinary Morris chairs, and thefurther advantage of being adapted to be folded to occupy a very littlespace When not in use.

The many advantages of a chair constructed in this manner it is believedWill be fully apparent from the foregoing description. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a device of the class described, the combination of tWo side members,a centrally divided seat portion hinged together and at opposite edgesto said side members;

a centrally divided back hinged at its lower end by alined hinges to therear edge of each part of said seat portion; the two parts of said backbeing hinged together so that the divisionbetween the two parts of saidseat and said back will be in alinement when said back is moved into ahorizontal position; and means for normally retaining said back portionat an angle to said seat portion.

Signed by me at 4 Post Ofiice Sq., Boston, Mass, this 14th day ofAugust, 1912.

JOHN W. R. ANDREWS.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. LOMBARD, NATHAN C. LoMBAnD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

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